State v. Wells, 22046 (3-14-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Spencer D. Wells appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a guilty plea, upon a charge of Possession of Crack Cocaine, a first degree felony. Wells contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for having advised him to plead guilty despite the pendency of a motion to suppress the evidence in his case that was sure to have succeeded. The record fails to demonstrate either of the predicates for this contention. The record does not demonstrate that his trial counsel advised him to accept the plea bargain that was offered by the State; and the record…